The original WWE Championship: photos $ ]. p5 ^( S" G4 i" j0 U F# } ( K: p- ]1 k8 E \9 |* g: k. q) V/ @8 j h9 p6 N& x
7 z4 o" v7 b. z, Q5 d. W5 g0 kBruno Sammartino beat Buddy Rogers for this WWE Title on May 17, 1963, in Madison Square Garden. & R ]1 H. h4 o, u+ ~4 N; }8 t! t2 U; ?) C
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! }6 `3 y6 x6 \9 sWhen an authentic WWE Championship was created, this title was returned to Rogers.) z) ]6 ~- f% d# B8 c' _
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- v/ {/ ?) p5 d" v1 KIt was lost to time before the widow of former wrestler Johnny Barend found it in her attic in August 2012." i7 \1 M! r% I$ ]8 r6 ^
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- q( j* o5 g* X3 Z4 a6 EWWE acquired the title in 2013 and presented it to Bruno Sammartino before his WWE Hall of Fame induction. 5 x T: p; N& s0 u8 B+ d4 w2 w * z) `! F/ w: g) K* J( n. p ' B8 l1 D0 l$ I* P! L! h5 Z( u& F2 f1 O' [